Necktie holder



July 6, 1954 J.L.UPCHURCH NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Feb. 13, 1950 F'lci. 5.

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JAMES LUPCHURCH INVENTOR ATTORNEYS a support.

Patented July 6, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE HOLDER JamesL. Upchurch, St. Louis, Mo.

Application February 13, 1950, Serial No. 143,919

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to necktie holders. One of the objects of thisinvention is to provide an improved holder for neckties. Another objectis to provide such a necktie holder in which the neckties are protectedagainst the elements, in which the neckties are readily visible forselection, and which affords easy access for hanging neckties thereinand removing them therefrom.

Other'objects will become apparent to those skilled in the art when thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of this invention, anecktie holder is provided having a flat frame, with mounting means andone or more racks connected to it. When a plurality of racks is used,the racks may be offset both vertically and horizontally from oneanother. The frame is covered with a transparent material. Suspendedfrom and around the frame is a flexible'envelope of transparentmaterial. This flexible envelope may be provided with a bottom, whichmay be rigid, and need not be transparent. The envelope is provided withan opening, covered by a flap, in that area which faces outwardly whenthe holder is mounted on This opening serves to facilitate hanging ofneckties on the rack and removing them therefrom when no bottom isprovided, and serves as the only means of access to the envelope when abottom is provided. The flap may be secured by a slide fastener, orother fastening means.

A very useful and effective tie holder is thus provided, which protectsties from soil, and allows them to-be readily observed and easily hungand removed. The holder may be folded compactly for packaging, shipment,and storage.

Unmounted and with neckties hung therein, it may conveniently be used intravel.

Referring now to the drawings:

Figure lis a plan view of one embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown in thedrawings, I represents a flat frame. Mounting means 2 may be madeintegral with the frame, as shown in Figure 4. Racks 3 and 4 areconnected to frame I.

frame I, and supported therefrom, is a transparent envelope I 0.Transparent envelope I 0 comprises back panel II, side panels I2, andfront panel I3. A bottom section I4 may be provided, which may be rigidand opaque, or may be of the same material as the remainder of envelopeI0 and integral therewith.

Front panel I3 is provided with an opening, covered in its closedposition with a flap I5. In the embodiment shown, the opening is in theshape of an inverted L, and is closed by a slide fastener I6. In Figure4, a necktie I8 is hung on rack 4, within one of the corrugations 5. It

is clear that, generally speaking, the length of the envelope II) shouldbe at least one-half of the length of the ties to be hung therein, sothat the ties may hang straight and freely. It is also clear that it isessential that the front panel be transparent. While in the preferredembodiment of this invention all of the panels are transparent, otherembodiments provided with opaque fall or be turned down. Ties may thenbe draped over the racks provided, and, when slide fastener I6 is againclosed, a dust-proof'container is provided through which the neoktiesmay be readily observed for selection. Not only are dust and dirtexcluded, but moths and other depredators. Furthermore, by the insertionof chemicals well known to the insecticide art, the holder may be mademoth-proof. In addition, in those climates in which dampness and moldcreate a problem in storage, a suitable desiccant placed within theenvelope will serve to preserve the neckties.

This invention is capable of numerous embodiments within the scope ofthe specification and claim; for example, in the arrangement of openingand flap, and in the positioning and construction of the mountingbrackets and racks.

If the front panel I3 is secured to the rear edge of the flat frame I,and is not otherwise joined with the other panels of envelope I0, frontpanel It also provides transparent cover member 6. This embodiment,particularly combined with a single rack extending intermediate thelonger side of a rectangular fiat frame and in the same plane as thatframe, has particular utility for traveling.

This invention thus provides a simple, effective, and convenient necktieholder, to which 3 access is easily had, in which ties may be readilyobserved for selection, and which at the same time thoroughly protectsthe neckties hung therein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Patent is:

A necktie holder comprising a rectangular wire frame having two shortsides, said wire frame having mounting means in the form of eyes bent 10from said wire along a long side of said frame, a tie support in theform of a U-shaped wire extending between and depending from the shortsides of said frame, the legs of said U-shaped wire being made integralwith said short sides, 15

and an envelope carried by said frame, said envelope having front, back,and side panels, at least one of said front and back panels beingtransparent.

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